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ABC News State of the Union Poll, January 1986 (ICPSR 8572)

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Summary:

This survey was conducted after President Reagan's 1986
State of the Union address. Respondents were asked to rate Reagan's
performance as president, to identify the country's major problems
and to describe the state of the economy. They were also asked their
opinion of: the likelihood of a war involving the United States in
the near future, the likelihood of a terrorist attack against the
United States, whether they favor cutting spending or raising taxes
(or both) to reduce the ... (more info)

This survey was conducted after President Reagan's 1986
State of the Union address. Respondents were asked to rate Reagan's
performance as president, to identify the country's major problems
and to describe the state of the economy. They were also asked their
opinion of: the likelihood of a war involving the United States in
the near future, the likelihood of a terrorist attack against the
United States, whether they favor cutting spending or raising taxes
(or both) to reduce the federal budget deficit, and whether they
favor tax reform measures that reduce tax rates but eliminate many of
the current tax deductions. Political affiliation and sex were also
recorded.

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ABC News. ABC News State of the Union Poll, January 1986. ICPSR08572-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-09-20. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08572.v1